What color is #9BBBB7?

#9BBBB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBBB7?

The RGB value is 155, 187, 183: 155 red, 187 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBBB7?

The complementary color is #BB9B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBBB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBBB7 color

#9BBBB7 rgb(155, 187, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BBBB7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.3% green and 71.8% blue (155, 187, 183).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#9BBBB7 color codes

HEX	`#9BBBB7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 187, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 73.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, -11.6, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 11.7, 187.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.833, 45.927, 51.557)`
Decimal	`10206135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBBB7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9BBBB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBBB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9BBBB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbbb7; }
.text { color: #9bbbb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbbb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 187 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbbb7, #9bafbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBBB7?: #9BBBB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBBB7?: The RGB value is 155, 187, 183: 155 red, 187 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBBB7?: The complementary color is #BB9B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBBB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.